This is Mamaca, he's 14 x 18
- I'm pleased with how he came together - some paintings are effortless, and
they just flow - the result here is an unfussy image with clear passages of
color. People will often ask how long it takes me to paint a watercolor painting
- the answer is usually "fifteen years and twenty minutes", now
that's a bit flippant and I usually spend a couple of days on a painting, but
the point is that with watercolor you really can’t labor over it - you risk it
looking labored over. That, to me, misses the point about
watercolor. Watercolor should look effortless, free flowing and
spontaneous. I will ditch a painting and start over rather than rework
it.
The title, by the way is a slurring of My Macaw
